The Grenada gazette., 1887-09-24
THE MISSION OF THE FARMERS Al
LANCE.

LANCE.
The nilsson OF the Farmers Alli-
ance is to secure the enforcement of
the laws of the country faithfully
and efficiently, and against every
citizen alike. To promote peace and
kindly feeling among all classes of
honest citizens in every secti0 TO
teach It's members to know no north.
no south, no east or west. To restore
kindly feeling and neighborly friend
ship between all sections of our
United States. 70 scure 10 every
honest laborer in every trade or
profession, the enjoyment of the
product of his honest toll. TO pre-
vent any classes from enjoying any
privileges not enjoyed by every
law-abiding citizen. TO teach man to
honor men for their patriotism,
intelligence, manhood and honesty,
rather than for their money. TO
make honest labor honorable and
cunning scheming odious in the sight
of all men. TO bring about this
much-to be desired condition of
things, the farmers were organized,
and to secure the manifold blessings
growing out Of such conditions and
to properly impress the necessity of
carrying out these principles.
Teaching is the province of the
Alliance. Every intelligent man
knows that the perpetuation of our
republican institution depends en-
tirely upon the intelligence of the peo-
pie. Therefore the people must be
promptly and effectually educated in
the principles of economic govern
ment, as well as in the management
of their private affairs, and that all
those who gain their living by the
sweat Of their face are, and should
from the very nature Of things, be
friend. No man in any section Of
the United States who lives by
honest toll hos any acknowledgement
TO harbor hatred or i'll will towards
any other citizen within our borders,
who lives by the sweat of his face.
All feeling of jealousy or hatred
engendered between the sections are
thereforegrounded on ignorant preju-
dice and should therefore be
alienated from each honest citizens
mind, for many reasons; prominently
among them are the following: Any
man who has prejudice in his head
has no room for good sense; no
sensible calculation or action can or
will ever grow out Of a prejudiced
mind. Prejudice incapacitates any
man from intelligently managing
his own private affairs, TO say
nothing of his public duties. That
the Farmers Alliance must and
should stand or fall upon its own
merits alone, and not upon the
merits or dement's of any others.
That it is the duty of every honest
citizen 10 store his mind, from every
possible source With good and whole-
some knowledge, and to act at ell
times from sound, broard stand
point and in al unprejudiced
manner.
All true, we'll informed members
Of the Alliance know that there il
noting in our declaration ofrurposes
Or our teaching, but what Is based
upon the soundest principles Of
and manhood, and that, |
upon the broadest platform Of human
rights, ,andwill,i successfully carried
produce the greatest amount Of indi- |
vidual and national prosperity
Having these objects, and these
)Dly in view, we come before the
honest, liberty.lovjng people of the
country north, south, east and west,
throughout these United State, and
invite their closest, honest scrutiny,
md relying upon their hearty |
cooperation and support. Believing
hat the interest Of every citizen who
abors for his bread IL identically
he same, and that the prosperity
If one is the prosperity Of all, we
earnestly ask you to strike hands
with us, and with us stand or by
y iall.-HARRY TRAcy,in the Dallas
Mercury.